A Verizon technician installing high-speed Internet cables in Brooklyn, N.Y. was electrocuted and set on fire when he accidentally touched a hidden power line Wednesday.
Maryland football coach Randy Edsall announced via Twitter on Wednesday that his team would unveil its all-black football uniform for its game on Saturday against West Virginia.
In an unusual turn of events, the New York Times and the Palins are agreeing -- and it's Joe McGinniss' Palin exposé The Rogue that has them on the same page.
A day after the shocking revelations surfacing about 2012 presidential hopeful Sarah Palin's past, first reaction has finally come out from the Palin camp.
Rumors swirled Wednesday night that Nike was considering acquiring rival Under Armour for $100 a share, according to the London Times.
Claims for unemployment benefits last week rose more than expected, hitting their highest level in more than two months. In addition, manufacturing in a key northeastern region fell more quickly than expected, developments that may pressure the Federal Reserve to try to stimulate business activity.
Todd Palin has issued a full-force criticism of a new book about his wife, Sarah, stating that the book is full of disgusting lies and condemning author Joe McGinniss.
Gold prices fell Thursday around the world as investor fears of a Euro zone collapse gave way to hope that coordinated intervention by global monetary authorities could contain and even cure the continent's sovereign debt crisis.
While public schools have focused their energy on training students in math and reading since the passage of No Child Left Behind, the College Board announced SAT scores in combined reading and math this year have dropped to their lowest point since 1995.
HTC Bliss, the long-rumored Android phone designed for women, was allegedly renamed to HTC Rhyme, according to a newly leaked press shot.
Continuing the strengthening of its intellectual property, Google acquired 1,023 patents from International Business Machines Crop. (IBM). The patents range from signature verification system for documents to display system with image scanning apparatus.
NASA has disclosed the plans for a rocket successor to the space shuttle on Wednesday. This rocket would be the most powerful so far to take off from Earth. The design would cost $18 billion and is aimed at a 2017 unmanned test flight of the most powerful rocket since the moon race's Saturn V rockets.
Spraying insulin twice daily in the nose can control early Alzheimer's disease, a study published online in the Archives of Neurology suggests.
Nobel Prize winning physicist Ivar Giaever resigned as a Fellow from the American Physical Society (APS) on Tuesday, condemning the group's official stand on global warming. In 2007, APS adopted an official statement on global warming, which said that the emissions of greenhouse gases from human activities are changing the atmosphere in ways that affect the Earth's climate.
Groupon seeks to go public in October or November, people familiar with the matter told the New York Times on Wednesday, a week after the daily deals website put its IPO on hold for a few weeks as it waited to ride out global market turmoil.
With fingernails nearly 20 feet long, Chris The Dutchess Walton set the record for the world's longest nails, which took 18 years to grow. That must be one expensive manicure.
Yankees great Mariano Rivera has solidified himself as one of the top closers of all-time, becoming the only other person in MLB history with 600 saves. He is one save away from tying the all-time saves record.
The iPhone 5 could be on the way to Sprint (T) this autumn, and if that is the case, that will likely mean good things for other sector players, including existing iPhone provider AT&T (T).
Kirstie Alley underwent a dramatic weight loss, a long battle she has dealt with over the years. I've lost 100 pounds! a svelte 60-year-old Kirstie Alley told Entertainment Tonight on Tuesday.
Hollywood executive John Calley, who held high-level positions at three studios and later produced The Da Vinci Code movie among many others, died on Tuesday at age 81, his representatives said.
MPI Media Group said on Wednesday it has acquired Yelling to the Sky, a film drama starring two of the best young actresses working today: Gabourey Sidibe and Zoe Kravitz.
Jamba Juice is offering $2 smoothies for a limited time. Starting Wednesday until Sept. 27, Jamba Juice is offering sixteen ounce fruit smoothies for $2, along with $2 slow-cooked oatmeal and $1 backed goods with any purchase.